trimethoprim
[ trahy-meth-uh-prim ]
/ traɪˈmɛθ ə prɪm /
noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic crystalline compound, C11H18N4O3, usually combined with a sulfonamide as an antibiotic preparation in the treatment of urinary tract infections and pneumocystis pneumonia.
Origin of trimethoprim
1960–65;
trimetho(xyphenyl) +
p(y)rim(idinediamine), components of its chemical name
Words nearby trimethoprim
trimerous,
trimester,
trimetallic,
trimeter,
trimethadione,
trimethoprim,
trimethylamine,
trimethylaminuria,
trimethylene,
trimethylglycine,
trimetric